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The biggest fire in Washington history, one of nearly 70 burning in Western states, has burned an area bigger than Rhode Island. States ask for volunteers. Inaction and lack of prioritization by the federal government has made this the worst fire season ever.

Wages in the US have been stagnant for 35 years. Productivity and profits have soared while investments and wages have been stagnant. The market is not self-healing. Higher wages is a vital counter-measure to exploding inequality and plutocracy.

How did neoliberal policy gain a mass influence? No shock therapy was necessary in Europe to make neoliberalism hegemonial. To neoliberalism, we must soon oppose a great alternative narrative of freedom, democracy and solidarity before the social dislocations neutralize the positive resources amid a collapsing climate

This December, witness one of the most important elections in the history of Venezuela, and of the hemisphere. On December 6, the people of Venezuela will exercise their right to vote in elections for deputies to the country’s National Assembly.